polo shirt

noun

: a close-fitting pullover often knit shirt with short or long sleeves and turnover collar or banded neck

Examples of polo shirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Tim McWilliams, a Phoenix retiree and Coyotes season ticket holder, attended the meeting in person wearing a team polo shirt. Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024 Mike McDonnell steps onto the course, sporting white shorts and a white polo shirt, carrying a 3-pound mallet. Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024 Marvin was last seen wearing his company uniform — a navy blue polo shirt with the company’s logo, a pair of khaki pants, a navy blue cap and some black boots — according to The AWARE Foundation. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024 Tiger Woods might still be donning his familiar red polo shirt, but the iconic golfer has taken a bold leap forward with a new logo and clothing line partnering alongside a different company that could elevate his fashion identity. Jonathan Landrum Jr., Quartz, 13 Feb. 2024 Saks Potts Helle wide leg jeans Saks Potts Helle jeans Saks Potts Serena polo shirt Saks Potts William stripe button-down shirt Nicklas Skovgaard, designer and owner of Nicklas Skovgaard The 29 year-old designer Nicklas Skovgaard founded his namesake womenswear brand just over three years ago. Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2024 Richards was standing perfectly still in the dark, seemingly catatonic, wearing a blue polo shirt and sunglasses and holding a knife in his left hand. Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023 Off the court, the nice drape cut and color-blocking designs of this polo shirt are effortless to style and easy to wear for any casual dress code. Maverick Li, Men's Health, 28 Aug. 2023 Evoking a different kind of sportiness was the polo shirt, which is to the spring season what the tank was to resort. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of polo shirt was in 1887

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“Polo shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polo%20shirt. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

polo shirt

noun
: a close-fitting pullover shirt of knitted fabric
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